Brainscape Bot Deck 18

Question 1

adjective

temporarily quiet and not active:

The political situation was now relatively _________.

Answer 1

quiescent

Question 2

verb

to go up to or stop and speak to someone in a threatening way:

I’m usually ______ed by beggars and drunks as I walk to the station.
They were ______ed at a bus stop by someone who said he needed money.

Answer 2

accost

Question 3

noun

a set of posts or a screen to prevent people from falling over the edge of stairs, a balcony, etc., often with a wooden, metal, or stone bar on top that you can hold:

The __________ of the sweeping grand staircase has been painted white.
A new, see-through __________ will open the plaza to views of the river.
He makes his grand entrance sliding down a marble __________.

Answer 3

balustrade

Question 4

adjective

never wrong, failing, or making a mistake:

Even the experts are not __________.
Memory is not __________.
His stubborn belief in his own ________ility kept him from listening to others.

Answer 4

infallible

Question 5

adjective

______p feelings are not allowed to be expressed or released:

Screaming at the top of your voice is a good way of venting _______ frustration.
His _______ anger and frustration burst forth.
Sales of heavy lorries increased, reflecting the improvement in the economy and _______ demand from delayed purchases.

Answer 5

pent-up

Question 6

adverb

in a way that involves great care and attention to detail:

I ___________ avoid buying imported products.
She cultivated her friends ___________ into her old age.

Answer 6

assiduously

Question 7

noun

something that is strongly disliked or disapproved of:

Credit controls are ________ to the government.
For older employees, the new system is an ________.
The idea of higher taxes is ________ to most conservatives.

Answer 7

anathema

Question 8

noun

a small, brown bird that is shot for sport or food, or the meat of this bird:

Quails’ eggs are considered to be a delicacy.
Charlie _____ed at the sound of his mother’s angry voice.
She _____ed before her boss’s anger.

Answer 8

quail

Question 9

noun

(the green colour of) fresh, healthy plants

Answer 9

verdure

Question 10

noun

a tendon (= strong piece of tissue in the body connecting a muscle to a bone)

These steel posts form the _____s of the building.
lean, _____y thighs

Answer 10

sinew

Question 11

verb

to spend a lot of time in the company of a particular group of people, especially people whose character is not approved of:

They claimed he had been _______ing with drug dealers.
She warned him against _______ing with suspicious characters.

Answer 11

consort

Question 12

noun

a short, heavy stick used for hitting people

Answer 12

cudgel

Question 13

adjective

quick and exact either in movement or thoughts:

______ fingers/feet
His ______ mind calculated the answer before I could key the numbers into my computer.
a ______ mind
He tried to catch his friend, but she was too ______.

Answer 13

nimble

Question 14

adjective

red:

He was _____-cheeked from the walk in the cold.
Her face was _____ and healthy-looking.
Ruddy hell!
a _____-cheeked girl

Answer 14

ruddy

Question 15

noun

plants in general, or plants that are found in a particular area:

The railway track will have to be cleared of __________ if it is to be used again.
Much of the region’s native __________ has been damaged by developers who are building hotels along the coast.

Answer 15

vegetation

Question 16

noun

the state or act of boiling:

The __________ ceased, and the compound changed to a dark purple.
__________s of temper/rage
a sudden __________ of passion

Answer 16

ebullition

Question 17

noun

a cupboard or small room used, especially in the past, for storing food in someone’s home:

a well-stocked (= full of food) ______

Answer 17

larder

Question 18

adjective

having or showing understanding and the ability to make good judgments:

a _________ person/comment/choice

Answer 18

sagacious

Question 19

verb

to behave with too much respect towards someone to show that you are very eager to please them:

He sent a ______ling note of apology.
I was ______ling under the sofa, trying to find my contact lens.
My dog ______s at my feet when she’s done something wrong.
I’ll apologize, but I won’t ______ just because I made a mistake.

Answer 19

grovel

Question 20

verb

to strongly encourage or try to persuade someone to do something:

The governor ______ed the prisoners not to riot.
She ______ed all of us to do our very best.

Answer 20

exhort

Question 21

verb

to bring together or organize people or things in order to achieve a particular aim:

The fighting in the city followed reports of the rebels _______ling their forces in the countryside.
The company is _______ling its forces/resources for a long court case.
They had _______led an armada of 1,000 boats to help clear up the oil.
It is unlikely that the rebels will be able to _______ as much firepower as the government troops.
______ls struggled in vain to prevent spectators rushing onto the racetrack.
The parade’s grand _______ carried an elaborately carved staff.
US _______s specialize in finding fugitives and escapees.
a field _______/air vice _______
______l Pétain
[ as form of address ] Yes, ______l.
The deputy state fire _______ led the arson investigation.
[ as form of address ] Thank you, ______l.
The president is trying to _______ support for his plan.
The mayor was the honorary grand _______ of the St. Patrick’s Day parade.
He was conducted to the airport by federal _______s and deported.

Answer 21

marshal

Question 22

noun

a feeling that something, especially something unpleasant, is going to happen:

She had had a ____________ of what might lie ahead.

Answer 22

presentiment

Question 23

noun

help given to someone, especially someone who is suffering or in need:

Her organization gave _______ and strength to those who had been emotionally damaged.
to _______ the poor, help the helpless, support the weak
Students should be encouraged, supported and _______ed.

Answer 23

succour

Question 24

verb

to remove an unwanted covering or a top layer from something, especially using a sharp edge or something rough:

[ + obj + adj ] _____e your boots clean before you come in.
We’ll have to ______ the snow off the car before we go out in it.
Emily ______d away the dead leaves to reveal the tiny shoot of a new plant.
Jackie fell over and ______d her knee (on the pavement).
I was woken up by the noise of branches _____ing against my bedroom window.
Her grades weren’t great, but she ______d into university.
Twitter is a veritable playground for data scientists looking to ______ and analyze public data.
Millions of Flickr photos were ______d to train facial recognition software.
She’s always getting into silly ______s - I wish she’d think before she does things.
He had a couple of ______s with the police and ended up in court.
“It’s just a ______,” said the boy looking down at his bleeding knee.
I hate the ______ of chalk on a blackboard.
[ T ] Jackie ______d her knee on the wall as she was climbing over it.
[ T ] Sheila ______d the snow off the windshield of her car.
[ I ] The metal gate ______d along the ground when I opened it.
She had a few ______s from the accident in the parking lot, but nothing serious.
Oh, he’s had a few ______s with the law when he was younger, but he’s straightened his life out now.

Answer 24

scrape

Question 25

adjective

at the back of something:

There’s a sticker on the ____ door/window.
The horse had injured one of its ____ legs.
We walked round to the ____ of the house.
Two police motorcyclists brought up the ____ (= formed the last part) of the demonstration.
Some women make a deliberate choice to ____ a child alone.
He describes how these birds ____ their young.
The horse ____ed (up) (= suddenly rose onto its back legs) when it heard the gun shot.
The lion slowly ____ed its head (= lifted it up) and looked around.
I had the ____ brakes on the car redone.
She entered the school through an unlocked ____ door.
Our dog hurt his ____ left leg.
She ____ed eight children.
[ I ] The horse suddenly ____ed (up) on its hind legs.

Answer 25

rear

Question 26

noun

the quality of having or showing understanding and the ability to make good judgments:

They showed their usual practical ________.
His air of kindness and ________ tempts people to confide in him.

Answer 26

sagacity

Question 27

verb

to be unwilling to do something or to allow something to happen:

I ____ed at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him.
I ____ed at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him.

unwilling: She was unwilling to hand over the money.
loath: I was loath to spend all the money at once.
____: The MP ____ed at a proposal to raise council tax.
reluctant: I was reluctant to leave because I was having such a good time.
disinclined: I am disinclined to take on the extra work without more pay.

Answer 27

balk

Question 28

adverb

in a way that is always calm and controlled, even in difficult situations that would cause other people to worry or get angry:

In his _____________ polite way, he ignored his opponent’s taunts.
The inhabitants of the area _____________ got on with their lives.

Answer 28

imperturbably

Question 29

verb

to cry slightly in a way that is weak and does not make other people feel sympathy for you:

He’s sitting in his bedroom ______ling because he was told off for not doing his homework.

Answer 29

snivel

Question 30

adjective

used to describe a room or house that has a lot of space

Answer 30

commodious

Question 31

adjective

unable to be separated, released, or escaped from:

In the case of King Arthur, legend and truth are often ____________.
There’s an ____________ bond between twins.
The Louis Armstrong legend is ___________y linked with his recordings.

Answer 31

inextricable

Question 32

adjective

_______h water is salty, dirty, and unpleasant.

As a river approaches the sea, its water becomes ________.

Answer 32

brackish

Question 33

noun

a limit or boundary (= edge):

These matters are beyond the ______ of our understanding.
She was about to depart for some unknown ______.
The “burn” part of the place name Tyburn is derived from “______”, which means stream.

Answer 33

bourne

Question 34

noun

the state of having a lot of money or owning many things:

What we are seeing increasingly is a society of private _________ and public squalor.
The nation’s _________ has made two- and even three-car families the norm.
This period saw the increase of real wages and _________ in British society.

Answer 34

affluence

Question 35

noun

a sheltered place in a garden formed by trees and bushes that are grown to partly surround it:

a rose ______

Answer 35

arbour

Question 36

noun

skill in making correct decisions and judgments in a particular subject, such as business or politics:

She has considerable business/financial ______.
Mr. Estavez has real business ______.
He is an astute man with sound business ______.
commercial/financial/legal ______

Answer 36

acumen

Question 37

adjective

behaving in a silly way, not like an adult:

I find his sense of humour rather _______.

Answer 37

puerile

Question 38

adjective

always determined and energetic in trying to achieve something and never willing to admit defeat:

Annie was an _____________ campaigner for better community services.
For many years Annie has been an _____________ campaigner for human rights.

Answer 38

indefatigable

Question 39

noun

a priest of the lowest rank, especially in the Church of England, whose job is to help the vicar (= priest of a particular area)

She ______d a recent exhibition of Indian artwork.
a Messiaen festival ______d by pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard
a ______d library of short movies available online

Answer 39

curate

Question 40

verb

to send something, especially goods or a message, somewhere for a particular purpose:

Two loads of cloth were ________ed to the factory on 12 December.
Our handsome hero manages to ________ another five villains.
the ________ of troops
In her latest ________, Clare Duggan, our war correspondent, reported an increase in fighting.
Sergeant Havers was mentioned in ________es for his courage.
Within seconds the university police can identify the exact origin of the alarm and ________ officers to investigate.
[ U ] In her latest ________, our correspondent reports on new negotiations.
[ C ] a military ________
The company could ________ teams of engineers anywhere in the country if a water supply was contaminated.
We ________ goods only when we believe a genuine order has been received.
The term ‘lead time’ can be used to refer to the time elapsed between order and despatch.
Call centres handle orders and billing, and its warehouses arrange the ________ of goods.
a ________ company/service/system

Answer 40

dispatch

Question 41

verb

to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion:

Her calm face _____d the terror she was feeling.
His gruff manner _____d a gentle personality.

Answer 41

belie

Question 42

adjective

not in the intended way:

Anything that goes ____ (= goes wrong) in the office is blamed on Pete.
The strike has sent the plans for investment seriously ____.
She rushed in, her face red and sweaty and her hat ____.
There are too many people involved, and something is bound to go ____.

Answer 42

awry

Question 43

verb

to look at and study a book, document, etc. carefully:

She spends a lot of time poring over the historical records of the church.

Answer 43

pore